Ike on war...
November 1, 2019 at 4:22 am
(This post was last modified: November 1, 2019 at 4:40 am by Brian37.)
Unfortunately we are a tribal species. I wish my species were not, but we are. We do unfortunately need protection. I sincerely value our military, not that I agree with every war America has been involved in. I would say I hate the attitude that service is about tribalism or revenge. Ike understood what assholes like Hitler did not. Ike understood that while a military was necessary, it was not something to be glorified like the global dominate mentality of Hitler or ancient Rome.
This quote is one of my favorite in Presidential history,
Quote Ike, "I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity."
Dwight D. Eisenhower"
I never served. But I do know I'd rather have the reluctant hero protect me, than a gung ho blind loyalist who is a narcissist out to protect their own ego. Great leaders don't silence dissent or whine when criticized. Bullies intimidate, Ike responded.
This quote is one of my favorite in Presidential history,
Quote Ike, "I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity."
Dwight D. Eisenhower"
I never served. But I do know I'd rather have the reluctant hero protect me, than a gung ho blind loyalist who is a narcissist out to protect their own ego. Great leaders don't silence dissent or whine when criticized. Bullies intimidate, Ike responded.
